getting clean from hydrocodone

[flyforfish]

I want my life back I'm done with this stuff.  I worked my self up to a ridiculously expensive habit that is totally unsubstainable for my income. Not to mention what I'm doing to my liver with all this Tylenol. I tried to quit maybe 6 months ago when my wife found out and I made it 4 days before I went back to it. I'm not wanting to drown you in my river of tears. I just want to know how to get out of this I tried cold turkey and didn't make it, when I started back up it was just to get some to taper down I clearly didn't have the discipline to do that correctly. I've heard about the Thomas recipe for detoxing. The valium part concerns me as I really don't wanna just trade addictions, I want to get clean and get back to my life.  So I don't wanna sniff out a street connection to get it because then I know I can get it whenever I want, I want to do this right and get it from a doctor so once it's gone it's gone.  Should I just find a doctor and tell them whats going on? I don't want to be labeled forever as an addict. I just really don't want to fail at this again. I have some time off work to deal with this. I just want to be done. Do I go see a shrink to do this ( I never have before really don't even know how to go about it?) I'm just at my wits end I'm a newly wed that's been lying to my wife for a long time now and I hate myself.

[Lainemoss]

This is a doable thing. But don't psych yourself out. You've really got to want it. To need it. More than the drug. As far as not being labeled an addict, you will not be successful in this unless you are ready to call yourself an addict. It is a label, and it *****, but we all are addicts on here. There is more support here than I ever would have imagined. You can do this!!!!

[ROSYouralright]

Hi and welcome! I agree 1000% with the advice you've been given above. I just wanted to drop in and throw my support your way! :)
It's not easy but it's worth it!

[flyforfish]

I'll be getting off them probably starting in a week as I'm recoving from gallbladder surgery right now, My gallbladder is what got me into this mess afterall. I had to deal with the pain for a year in a half or so I went ahead and got myself addicted to pain pills how genious I remember the first time I took 2 7.5/325 pills at once it made me sick it was too much, and look at me now 100 dollar a day habit how the hell did I ever get here.

[OxyTired]

Getting support from other people is critical. Your wife knows what is going on, mine did. Cutting all sources, rx or street is a must. Winning this battle takes 100% commitment, 99% won't do.
Having a plan in place for the physical part of detox helps alot. Lots of good info on this Forum.
Aftercare, NA or professional counseling.
You must put everything you have into the battle. I am at 6 months clean and if I could do it, so can you.
For me, I work a daily program because I know that my precious sobriety can be easily lost if I let my guard down.
It is so worth it saying goodbye to pills and welcoming in a clean life.
Keep coming back here. Lots of caring and very knowledgeable people to help!